{"id":1175941,"date":"2021-12-31T15:34:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T20:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1175941"},"modified":"2021-12-31T15:34:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T20:34:52","slug":"every-material-possession-we-had-today-is-now-gone-colorado-buffaloes-assistant-football-coach-loses-home-possessions-in-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/every-material-possession-we-had-today-is-now-gone-colorado-buffaloes-assistant-football-coach-loses-home-possessions-in-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Every Material Possession We Had Today Is Now Gone\u2019: Colorado Buffaloes Assistant Football Coach Loses Home, Possessions In Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fevery-material-possession-we-had-today-is-now-gone-colorado-buffaloes-assistant-football-coach-loses-home-possessions-in-fire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1175941&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Colorado fires that raged through Boulder County Thursday evening may have claimed as many as 1,000 homes as of Friday, according to authorities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of those homes belonged to University of Colorado assistant football coach Mark Smith.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201dJust got word that every material possession we had today is now gone,\u201d Smith tweeted Thursday night. \u201dOur home, cars, and everything we had in our home lost to the fires that ripped through our community. Thank you to those who reached out. Processing how to completely start over and grateful for our health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just got word that every material possession we had today is now gone. Our home, cars, and everything we had in our home lost to the fires that ripped through our community. Thank you to those who reached out. Processing how to completely start over and grateful for our health.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Smith (@coachmarksmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coachmarksmith\/status\/1476769547520659457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Smith, the inside linebackers coach of the Buffaloes, just completed his first season in Boulder, Colorado. Smith was the defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Arkansas for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. He accepted the defensive coordinator position at Long Island University in July 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, LIU did not play a full fall football schedule. Prior to Arkansas, Smith was an assistant coach at Southern Methodist University from 2015-2017.<\/p>\n<p>The fires have devastated the Boulder County community, particularly the towns of Louisville and Superior, Colorado. Friday morning, Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle said they expect the number of homes lost to the fires to increase.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would estimate it\u2019s going to be at least 500,\u201d Pelle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2021\/12\/31\/marshall-fire-boulder-county-friday\/\">said<\/a> according to The Denver Post. \u201cI would not be surprised if it\u2019s 1,000.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Front Range of Colorado has had a particularly dry winter, with Denver setting a record for consecutive days without snow earlier in December.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A cold front moved in Friday, bringing with it snow to the areas impacted by the fires.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be very chilly as we ring in the new year tonight,\u201d NWS Boulder posted to twitter. \u201cAt midnight, temperatures will be in the teens to single digits while wind chills will be below zero in spots. Snow will be falling across the majority of the area at midnight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It will be very chilly as we ring in the new year tonight. At midnight, temperatures will be in the teens to single digits while wind chills will be below zero in spots. Snow will be falling across the majority of the area at midnight. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COwx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XmTeKd1ewS\">pic.twitter.com\/XmTeKd1ewS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSBoulder\/status\/1476890406910529536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s still areas burning inside the fire zone, around homes and shrubbery, but we\u2019re not expecting to see any growth of the fire,\u201d Pelle said. \u201cI think we\u2019re pretty well contained.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Friday morning, Governor Jared Polis (D-CO) flew over the areas impacted by the fires.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis morning I\u2019m joined by our emergency management experts to inspect the damage caused by the Marshall and Middle Fork fires,\u201d Polis said. \u201cThis is a tragedy and the emergency is not over. We will work together to support Coloradans affected by this devastating fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This morning I\u2019m joined by our emergency management experts to inspect the damage caused by the Marshall and Middle Fork fires. This is a tragedy and the emergency is not over. We will work together to support Coloradans affected by this devastating fire <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coloradostrong?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coloradostrong<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fIXdeEl7er\">pic.twitter.com\/fIXdeEl7er<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Jared Polis (@GovofCO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovofCO\/status\/1476958781296816136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As of Friday morning, no casualties have been reported, something Polis has called a \u201cmiracle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe might have our very own New Year\u2019s miracle on our hands if it holds up that there was no loss of life,\u201d Polis <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/colorado-wildfires-evacuations-denver-dae4af99bc50e0c1965752ccdad85f13\">said<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/most-destructive-fire-in-colorado-history-engulfs-hundreds-of-homes-forces-30000-to-evacuate-reports\">Most Destructive Fire In Colorado History Engulfs Hundreds Of Homes, Forces 30,000+ To Evacuate: Reports&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Colorado fires that raged through Boulder County Thursday evening may have claimed as many as 1,000 homes as of Friday, according to authorities.\u00a0 One of those homes belonged to University of Colorado assistant football coach Mark Smith.\u00a0 \u201dJust got word that every material possession we had today is now gone,\u201d Smith tweeted Thursday night. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1175941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1175941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/88"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1175941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1175941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1175941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1175941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1175941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}